# Lobster v. Crab **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [August 30, 2005, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lobster-v-crab/319338 "2005-08-30T22:26:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![betenoir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/258eb7/32.png) [@betenoir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/betenoir)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2005, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lobster-v-crab/319338/21 "2005-08-31T04:29:49Z")
> [@Mangetout](#): > > Is the crab _prepared_? Just a little lemon juice and black pepper. ---
**Author:** ![Dijon\_Warlock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a9a28c/32.png) [@Dijon\_Warlock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dijon_Warlock)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2005, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lobster-v-crab/319338/22 "2005-08-31T14:20:06Z")
> [@Scruloose](#): > > [Super Fan] > Are dese full sized lobsters, or are dey mini lobsters? > [/SF] [Frank Zappa] Is that a real lobster, or is that a Sears lobster? [/Frank Zappa] ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2005, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lobster-v-crab/319338/23 "2005-08-31T14:24:59Z")
[Obscure reference] One almost made it to a cab. [/obscure reference] ---
**Author:** ![Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_It_s_That_Guy)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2005, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lobster-v-crab/319338/24 "2005-08-31T14:26:23Z")
I think a musical crustacean battle would be even cooler. After all, it is better to have lobsters on your piano than crabs on your organ. ---
**Author:** ![Tripler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripler/32/21807_2.png) [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2005, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lobster-v-crab/319338/25 "2005-08-31T22:50:30Z")
> [@astro](#): > > [Biggest Crab](http://photoweb.lodestone.org/photo/506/en) :eek: GAAAHH! :eek: That thing is freaky! I’m loading the shotgun tonight. . . Tripler Screw that, I’m putting landmines around my apartment. ---
**Author:** ![Dijon\_Warlock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a9a28c/32.png) [@Dijon\_Warlock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dijon_Warlock)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2005, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lobster-v-crab/319338/26 "2005-08-31T23:52:07Z")
> [@Big Bad Voodoo Lou](#): > > I think a musical crustacean battle would be even cooler. After all, it is better to have lobsters on your piano than crabs on your organ. I needed a laugh today. This was it. Thank you. **astro’s** crab link: Woo-hoo! Call Tom Cruise! ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2005, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lobster-v-crab/319338/27 "2005-09-01T01:44:30Z")
The only problem I foresee is how you are going to get a live crab. Unless you live next to an ocean, they are hard to get. Many stores have lobster tanks…I’ve never seen a crab tank. ---
**Author:** ![Ass\_For\_A\_Hat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ec9cab/32.png) [@Ass\_For\_A\_Hat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ass_For_A_Hat)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2005, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lobster-v-crab/319338/28 "2005-09-01T03:14:38Z")
> [@bouv](#): > > I’ve never seen a crab tank. Some of the Asian groceries in my town have crab tanks…and Mpls is pretty darn far from the ocean. Having viewed lobsters and crabs in side by side tanks, I’m a little surprised that the lobster is the prohibitive favorite in this battle. Lobsterville always looks like a pretty sleepy hamlet. Mostly just lobsters sitting around in lounge chairs. Crabtown on the other hand is always bustling. It looks pretty rough in there. I’d think you’d have to be pretty tough to make it in that burgh. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lobster-v-crab/319338.md?page=1)